Beck

Beck was held in the jail at Austin, in Tunica County, Mississippi. According to the Public Ledger of Memphis, a mob of thirty to forty men surrounded the jail in the early hours of August 10, 1870, drew the jailer out on a false pretext, and seized and bound him. The paper reports that the mob then took Beck from his cell and hanged him.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of thirty to forty men seized the jailer, took the prisoner from the Austin, Mississippi jail and hanged him, according to the Public Ledger.

Reported by: Public Ledger (Memphis) (reporters).

Source

• Public Ledger, August 11, 1870, page 3 Public Ledger, August 11, 1870